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Lgbt In Museums

UP AND DOWN THE COUNTRY, SOME OF THE NATION’S FOREMOST CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS ARE WORKING TO RAISE THE PROFILE OF LGBT HISTORY

Never going underground: LGBT+ history on display at Manchester’s People’s History Museum

National Treasures

Along the great stone corridors, Romanesque courts and octagonal towers of Britain’s national museums sit priceless treasures exhibited for the public’s viewing pleasure. Visitors pass by, idly leafing through the pages of their guidebooks; not noticing, perhaps, the image of two men entwined on a Roman silver cup, same-sex slogans scrawled in bubble writing across colour-pop badges, or acts of autofellatio etched on funeral papyrus.

Queer narratives have always been present in history, just as museums have been preserved as valuable educational resources for centuries. Yet the visibility of LGBT stories remains to this day a surprising sticking point in the detailed histories chronicled by some of our much-loved cultural institutions. Tales of same-sex love have remained largely camouflaged, despite being displayed in plain sight; love stories passed over by dominant heteronormative agendas. Beautiful objets d’arts, and their fascinating human connections have been left untapped. That is, until now.

About DIVA Magazine

Sarah Paulson (American Horror Story, Carol, 12 Years A Slave) talks with refreshing openness about her work, her relationships and inadvertently coming out in our in depth interview with her.
Also in this issue:
BFI Flare - Our pick of this years festival.
Kaitlyn Alexander.
Will "the lesbian Netflix" change the face of lez and bi culture?
Transgender parenting.
Interactive artist and activist Maya Choudhury.
What is life like for those who are queer and autistic?
LGBT history in museums.
DIVA's history quiz.
Jacky Fleming.
Why has bi-activist Charlotte Dingle befriended her school bully?
Meet the couple behind lesbian card company, Slamsister designs.
Travel with us to Spanish lesbian resort, Bambu or find romance in New York.
Plus all the very best in life, scene, books, film, music and TV.